We’re starting to see glimpses of the Christmas and Boxing Day sales already, folks. Case in point: You can land a current-day CoD for way less than usual. I’m also tracking 90% savings on Hitman, Oddworld(s), and Mass Effects on Steam. Last but not least, I’d definitely sling hard-earned credits at a 42% off Metaphor: ReFantazio and the fandangle version of Outlaws. In my opinion, it’s a criminally underappreciated, heist-centric Star War.
In retro news, I’m celebrating the 36th birthday of Castlevania, one half of that famous sub-genre portmanteau, which loosely translates to: “Backtrack with your doodads to unlock more doodads.” I vividly recall scoring this NES must-own at launch, in the bicentennial-obsessed year of 1988, and being on the edge of my Hypercolor beanbag the entire time. Making like Devo and whipping problems that come along in Casa de Drac was taxing, spooky, and seriously toe-tapping with this rad soundtrack. Stone-cold classic.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Castlevania (NES) 1988. Get
– Street Fighter EX (ARC) 1996. eBay
– Terranigma (SNES) 1996. eBay
– World of Goo (Wii) 2008. Get
– Assetto Corsa (PC) 2014. Get
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Nintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGOLEGO Advent Face Off
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Streets of Rage 4 (-60%) – A$15Golf Story (-82%) – A$3.99Super Mario RPG (-20%) – A$64Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion (-25%) – A$63.62Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (-75%) – A$17.48
Expiring Recent Deals
Mario & Luigi: Brothership (-20%) – A$64Super Mario 3D World (-20%) – A$64New Super Mario Bros Del. (-20%) – A$64Okami HD (-75%) – A$7.48Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (-10%) – A$54
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Purchase Cheap for PC
Oddworld Complete Col. [6 games] (-99%) – A$1.69Mass Effect: Andromeda Del. (-90%) – A$4.99Hitman: WoA (-90%) – A$4.39Spelunky 2 (-60%) – A$11.58
Expiring Recent Deals
A Way Out (-90%) – A$3.99Hitman Col. (-94%) – A$5.27Mud Runner (-80%) – A$5.99Valheim (-50%) – A$14.47Build a VR Bundle (-80%) – A$49.95Jedi Bundle (-78%) – A$22.48
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy (-70%) – A$20.98Star Wars Outlaws Gold (-55%) – A$77FFXII: Zodiac Age (-66%) – A$26.86CoD: BLOPS 6 (-31%) – A$75.95Metaphor: ReFantazio (-42%) – A$67.03
Expiring Recent Deals
FC 25 (-55%) – A$49It Takes Two (-80%) – A$11.99LEGO Harry Potter Col. (-35%) – A$39Top Spin (-43%) – A$34
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) – A$59Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (-14%) – A$99CoD: BLOPS 6 (-42%) – A$64Metaphor: ReFantazio (-40%) – A$68.55
Expiring Recent Deals
Red Dead Redemption II (-73%) – A$24Gran Turismo 7 (-60%) – A$44Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-42%) – A$64Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (-43%) – A$71.43The Witcher 3 (-80%) – A$9.59
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Legit LEGO Deals
Sonic: Knuckles Shrine (-40%) – A$35.99Creator: Exotic Parrot (-40%) – A$23.99City: Excavator, Digger (-35%) – A$52
Expiring Recent Deals
City: Rocket Launchpad (-44%) – A$1393in1 Modern House (-42%) – A$99Simba The Lion King (-37%) – A$19
This holiday season, I’m doing something different with the LEGO section. In Mathew Manor, my sons and I are racing LEGO Advent Calendars—we open our respective ones daily and compare the mini-prizes for “Coolness” and “Actual Xmas-ness”. Winner gets extra eggnog.
If you’re also feeling festive, here are the cheapest prices for the three calendars we’re using. Or just live vicariously through us.
LEGO Star Wars Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45LEGO Spider-Man Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45LEGO CIty Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
